Cypress Runners Club 'Run for Boston,' Houston shows support

MARY BAILEY

Published 6:09 am, Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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This photo posted this morning on the Cypress Running Club Facebook page shows members of the group gathered to run in support of Boston at Coles Crossing Community Center. The group ran this morning at 5:30 a.m. and will run again this evening at 6:30 p.m.

This photo posted this morning on the Cypress Running Club Facebook page shows members of the group gathered to run in support of Boston at Coles Crossing Community Center. The group ran this morning at 5:30

Members of the Cypress Running Club came together for a pre-dawn run at 5:30 a.m. this morning to show their support for Boston in the aftermath of Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombings.

The group planned two runs at Coles Crossing Community Center, one at 5:30 a.m. and another this evening at 6:30 p.m., as part of the national movement on Facebook to "Run for Boston 4/17," an event page that has garnered over 18,000 likes since Monday.

Today, across the country, "runners, non-runners, and people who believe in hope and peace will run together as a sign of solidarity for the people and runners of Boston," reads the Facebook page.

Running groups across the country have posted their intentions to run today on an interactive Google map posted by "Run for Boston 4/17." The map shows several groups in the Houston area plan to run today to support Boston, including the KatyFit Marathon Training Group, RUNaway Moms in the Woodlands, as well as other groups in Jersey Village, Tomball, and Hempstead.

The Cypress Running Club posted these instructions to their website and Facebook page: